Fatoumata Diawara
Massa
80--90点相当
マリを代表するアーティストの一人
In contrast to similarly introspective albums, which typically require a certain state of mind to make it all the way through, the Wassoulou stylings of Diawara’s record provide Massa with a captivating collision of influences, both traditional and contemporary. That genre-defying sound in itself tends to support the overarching message of the album, too.
Along the way, Diawara delivers some of the greatest performances of her career. ‘Fala’, for instance, is the arguable stand-out from the record, resulting partly from its emotive lyricism, skilled instrumentation, and some pretty flawless production – carried out by the artist herself, alongside Mathieu Cheddid, better known as M – but predominantly due to the sheer power of her vocal performance.